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Old soldiers' and children' day at state fair 1903 120 



Parsons, Henry, How to maintain the fertility of the soil on a farm devoted to grain 



raising 42 



Points to be considered in the economic production of beef, W. J. Kennedy 62 



Park and Forestry Association, T. H. Macbride 92 



President's address, J. C. Frasier 95 



Premium list, number to be printed 120 



Policemen for state fair, number to be appointed 127 



Proposal for bids on erection of stock pavilion 150 



Report of secretary, J. C Simpson 96 



Report of treasurer, G. D. Ellyson 10s 



Report of committee on credentials 110 



Report of committee on address of president and reports of secretary and treasurer. . .111 



Reserve fund, amount of 120 



Report of committee on changes in premium list 121-6 



Revision of 1903 premium list 121-0 



Report of committee on per diem and mileage, December, 1902 12* 



Redeeming railroad < oupon tickets from old soldiers ; resolution on 129 



Report of committee on matter of coal underlying fair grounds 130 



Report of committee on rules 131 



Rules governing Department of Agriculture .. 131 



Report of committee on per diem and mileage. January. 1902 145 



Report of committee on resolutions. January meeting, 1902 1 40 



Report of committee on per diem and mileage. May , 1902 154 



Report of committee on per diem and mileage, August, 1902 158 



State farmers' institute 42 



Silo for the Iowa farmer, The, W. B. Barney 7s 



State agricultural convention, December, 1902. 95 



Secretary's report, J. C. Simpson 90 



Simpson, J. C. , Secretary's report 96 



State Board of Agriculture, December, 1902. meeting 115 



Simpson, J. C. , Elected secretary 115 



Superintendent state fair grounds ; election of 117 



Superintendeits of departments, state fair, 1903 119 



Standing committees state board, 1903 119 



Sales in stock pavilion 1 21 1 



State Board of Agriculture, January meeting. 1902 129 



Stock sale.-, a I fairgrounds 142 



State Board of Agriculture. May meeting, 1902 150 



Stock pavilion, resolutions regarding bids on same 150 



Stock pavilion, bids for erection accepted 151 



State Board of Agriculture, August meeting, 1902 155 



Trewin, J. H. , Louisiana Purchase Exposition 70 



Treasurer's report, G. D. Ellyson 108 



Winter wheat growing in Iowa, H. C. Wallace 55 



Wallace, H. C. Winter wheat growing in Iowa 55 



PART III. REPORT OF IOWA WEATHER AND GROP SERVICE. 



Annual precipitation chart, 1902 . . 166 



Crop review for season of 1902 107 



Crop report, June 1, 1902 170 



Crop table for 1902 172 



Crop report, July 1, 1902 175 



Crop report, August 1, 1902 175 



Crop report, final, December 1, 1902 175 



Crop summary table 1 77 



Crop report, 1902, final 178 



Final crop report, December 1, 1902 175 



Final crop report, 1902 178 



Iowa crops, 1902 ; acres by counties 172 



Meteorological summary for year 1902 160' 



